RECON: TNO occultation with 11HZ102

Event between 11HZ102 and star UC4-346-170487 with event index number of 117474

Geocentric closest approach at 2017/07/26 06:53:26 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:00:11.0 -20:49:38
Equinox of date position of star is 19:01:13.6 -20:48:06
Stellar brightness R=14.6, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 122 degrees from the moon. Moon is 11% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=25.6

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TNO is 43.1 AU from the Sun and 42.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 241 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1639 km.
The sky-plane scale is 30589.3 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.2
Diameter=86.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.7 sec chord
Diameter=35.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 11HZ102, (2017/07/26 06:53UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:29.2 -26:28:10  0.9 34.86  88
Nunki          18:56:21.2 -26:16:24  2.0  5.58 121
36Xi 1Sgr      18:58:23.1 -20:37:55  5.1  0.69 122
PPM 269140     18:59:13.3 -20:23:57  7.5  0.62 122
PPM 269187     19:01:08.5 -20:46:40  9.3  0.03 122
11HZ102        19:01:13.6 -20:48:06 14.6       122
Positions are for equinox of date

This table contains the target star visibility for the RECON network. The observing range has been set to a maximum of 3.7 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 11.7 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=14.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Oroville 06:52:46 -19.9 Dark Down 20.2 182.9 Low 06:37:46 - 07:07:46 -693
Tonasket 06:52:46 -20.1 Dark Down 20.4 182.9 Low 06:37:46 - 07:07:46 -703
Okanogan 06:52:47 -20.4 Dark Down 20.8 182.7 Low 06:37:47 - 07:07:47 -714
Brewster 06:52:47 -20.6 Dark Down 21.0 182.5 Low 06:37:47 - 07:07:47 -723
Manson/Chelan 06:52:48 -20.7 Dark Down 21.3 182.2 Low 06:37:48 - 07:07:48 -728
Entiat 06:52:49 -20.9 Dark Down 21.5 182.1 Low 06:37:49 - 07:07:49 -736
Wenatchee 06:52:49 -21.1 Dark Down 21.7 182.0 Low 06:37:49 - 07:07:49 -745
Ellensburg 06:52:50 -21.5 Dark Down 22.2 181.8 Low 06:37:50 - 07:07:50 -760
Yakima 06:52:50 -21.8 Dark Down 22.6 181.8 Low 06:37:50 - 07:07:50 -777
Toppenish/White Swan 06:52:49 -22.1 Dark Down 22.8 182.0 Low 06:37:49 - 07:07:49 -788
Pasco 06:52:45 -22.5 Dark Down 22.9 183.2 Low 06:37:45 - 07:07:45 -808
Goldendale 06:52:51 -22.5 Dark Down 23.3 181.5 Low 06:37:51 - 07:07:51 -808
The Dalles 06:52:52 -22.6 Dark Down 23.6 181.2 Low 06:37:52 - 07:07:52 -814
George/Umatilla 06:52:46 -22.7 Dark Down 23.2 183.0 Low 06:37:46 - 07:07:46 -820
PNWRO 06:52:44 -22.8 Dark Down 23.1 183.5 Low 06:37:44 - 07:07:44 -821
Maupin 06:52:52 -23.1 Dark Down 24.0 181.3 Low 06:37:52 - 07:07:52 -834
Madras/Culver 06:52:52 -23.6 Dark Down 24.5 181.2 Low 06:37:52 - 07:07:52 -858
Sisters 06:52:54 -23.8 Dark Down 24.9 180.8 Low 06:37:54 - 07:07:54 -869
Redmond 06:52:52 -23.9 Dark Down 24.9 181.2 Low 06:37:52 - 07:07:52 -874
Bend 06:52:53 -24.0 Dark Down 25.1 181.1 Low 06:37:53 - 07:07:53 -883
Oregon Observatory 06:52:53 -24.2 Dark Down 25.3 180.9 Low 06:37:53 - 07:07:53 -889
La Pine/Gilchrist 06:52:53 -24.4 Dark Down 25.5 180.9 Low 06:37:53 - 07:07:53 -898
North Lake 06:52:51 -24.9 Dark Down 25.9 181.5 Low 06:37:51 - 07:07:51 -926
Chiloquin 06:52:55 -25.3 Dark Down 26.6 180.5 Low 06:37:55 - 07:07:55 -949
Paisley 06:52:50 -25.5 Dark Down 26.5 181.9 Low 06:37:50 - 07:07:50 -956
Klamath Falls 06:52:55 -25.6 Dark Down 26.9 180.6 Low 06:37:55 - 07:07:55 -967
Tulelake 06:52:54 -26.0 Dark Down 27.2 180.9 Low 06:37:54 - 07:07:54 -983
Lakeview 06:52:50 -26.0 Dark Down 27.0 182.1 Low 06:37:50 - 07:07:50 -984
Cedarville 06:52:49 -26.7 Dark Down 27.6 182.3 Low 06:37:49 - 07:07:49 -1019
Fall River/Burney 06:52:54 -26.8 Dark Down 28.1 181.0 Low 06:37:54 - 07:07:54 -1031
Susanville 06:52:51 -27.6 Dark Down 28.7 181.8 Low 06:37:51 - 07:07:51 -1072
Greenville 06:52:52 -27.8 Dark Down 29.0 181.5 Low 06:37:52 - 07:07:52 -1084
Gimple 06:52:52 -27.8 Dark Down 29.0 181.6 Low 06:37:52 - 07:07:52 -1085
Quincy 06:52:52 -28.0 Dark Down 29.2 181.5 Low 06:37:52 - 07:07:52 -1095
Portola 06:52:51 -28.2 Dark Down 29.3 182.0 Low 06:37:51 - 07:07:51 -1107
Reno 06:52:48 -28.7 Dark Down 29.6 182.7 Low 06:37:48 - 07:07:48 -1129
Carson City 06:52:48 -29.0 Dark Down 29.9 182.7 Low 06:37:48 - 07:07:48 -1149
Gardnerville 06:52:48 -29.3 Dark Down 30.2 182.8 Up 06:37:48 - 07:07:48 -1163
Yerington 06:52:46 -29.4 Dark Down 30.1 183.4 Up 06:37:46 - 07:07:46 -1168
Hawthorne 06:52:44 -29.9 Dark Down 30.5 184.0 Up 06:37:44 - 07:07:44 -1201
Lee Vining 06:52:46 -30.3 Dark Down 31.1 183.5 Up 06:37:46 - 07:07:46 -1226
Tonopah 06:52:39 -30.7 Dark Down 30.9 185.5 Up 06:37:39 - 07:07:39 -1245
Bishop 06:52:43 -31.1 Dark Down 31.7 184.3 Up 06:37:43 - 07:07:43 -1271
Beatty 06:52:37 -31.9 Dark Down 32.0 186.1 Up 06:37:37 - 07:07:37 -1320
Lone Pine 06:52:42 -31.9 Dark Down 32.4 184.7 Up 06:37:42 - 07:07:42 -1321
Niwot 06:51:57 -30.4 Dark Down 27.1 197.8 Low 06:36:57 - 07:06:57 -1321
Indian Springs 06:52:33 -32.5 Dark Down 32.3 187.3 Up 06:37:33 - 07:07:33 -1355
CPSLO 06:52:52 -32.4 Dark Down 33.8 181.9 Up 06:37:52 - 07:07:52 -1367
Henderson 06:52:30 -33.1 Dark Down 32.7 188.1 Up 06:37:30 - 07:07:30 -1398
Searchlight/Boulder City 06:52:30 -33.7 Dark Down 33.3 188.2 Up 06:37:30 - 07:07:30 -1434
Patrick 06:52:26 -34.0 Dark Down 33.2 189.4 Up 06:37:26 - 07:07:26 -1454
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:52:29 -34.1 Dark Down 33.5 188.6 Up 06:37:29 - 07:07:29 -1459
Kingman/Dolan Springs 06:52:27 -34.1 Dark Down 33.4 189.2 Up 06:37:27 - 07:07:27 -1465
Wildwood 06:52:44 -34.1 Dark Down 35.0 184.2 Up 06:37:44 - 07:07:44 -1469
Mohave Valley 06:52:29 -34.3 Dark Down 33.8 188.6 Up 06:37:29 - 07:07:29 -1476
DCO 06:52:23 -34.4 Dark Down 33.4 190.2 Up 06:37:23 - 07:07:23 -1484
Lake Havasu City 06:52:27 -34.8 Dark Down 34.2 188.9 Up 06:37:27 - 07:07:27 -1506
Idyllwild 06:52:37 -35.0 Dark Down 35.2 186.4 Up 06:37:37 - 07:07:37 -1518
Parker 06:52:27 -35.1 Dark Down 34.5 189.0 Up 06:37:27 - 07:07:27 -1529
Blythe 06:52:29 -35.6 Dark Down 35.1 188.7 Up 06:37:29 - 07:07:29 -1558
Calipatria 06:52:32 -35.8 Dark Down 35.7 187.7 Up 06:37:32 - 07:07:32 -1576
Yuma 06:52:29 -36.4 Dark Down 36.0 188.8 Up 06:37:29 - 07:07:29 -1619

Azimuth is measured in degrees eastward from north. North is at an azimuth of 0, due East is at an azimuth of 90 degrees, due South is 180, and due West is 270.

Do not use the listing below for the RECON CPC 1100 telescopes. This is provided for other non-team facilities.

Star training set for 11HZ102, (2017/07/26 06:53UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 34.86  88
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0  5.58 121
36Xi 1Sgr      18:57:20.5 -20:39:23  5.1  0.69 122
PPM 269140     18:58:10.8 -20:25:26  7.5  0.62 122
PPM 269187     19:00:05.9 -20:48:12  9.3  0.03 122
11HZ102        19:00:11.0 -20:49:38 14.6       122
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2017/07/25 16:12:40 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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